CANAANITE BRONZE IDOL WITH CROWN Ca. 1400 - 1200 BC. A cast bronze idol with a slender vertical form and flat reverse. Its arms project forward, bent at right angles at the elbows. The head is surmounted by a tall crown, while the face shows recessed circular eyes, a prominent nose, and a discernible mouth. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 32.161.45; O. White Muscarella, Bronze and Iron, Ancient Near East Artefacts, Cat. 490. Size: 134mm x 29.2mm; Weight: 62.05g Provenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the London art market in the 1970s.